In the new article “A Web-based eHealth Intervention to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial” in the journal JMIR Research Protocols, the Health Information Technology Studies (HITS) group studied the effectiveness of an eHealth intervention designed to improve quality of life for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.
Abstract: Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are common among older adults and expensive to manage. Two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries have multiple conditions (eg, diabetes and osteoarthritis) and account for more than 90% of Medicare spending. Patients with MCCs also experience lower quality of life and worse medical and psychiatric outcomes than patients without MCCs. In primary care settings, where MCCs are generally treated, care often focuses on laboratory results and medication management, and not quality of life, due in part to time constraints. eHealth systems, which have been shown to improve multiple outcomes, may be able to fill the gap, supplementing primary care and improving these patients’ lives.
Full citation: “A Web-based eHealth Intervention to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial,” David H. Gustafson Sr, Marie-Louise Mares, Darcie C. Johnston, Jane E. Mahoney, Randall Brown, Gina Landucci, Klaren Pe-Romashko, Olivia J. Cody, David H. Gustafson Jr, and Dhavan V. Shah, JMIR Research Protocols, 10(2): e25175. February 2021. DOI: 10.2196/25175.
Access the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605887/